The Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2's come in pretty close to that budget. American-made and direct-sold, so they're often better than what you can get for similar money from other brands. Check them out!...

I'd like the ability to always have my AVR go to a preset input when I power it on, rather than going back to what it was when I last turned it off. In particular, I want this when the last source I...